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Hood insulation / engine heat thinking
I own a 95 black (pearl) Del Sol. Over time, the combination of engine heat and (probably) heat from the sun in the summer combined to sort of 'burn' a light-ish section of the hood exterior. (the area was in a bit of a circle and looked like a dirty silver) I have recently had most of the car (including the hood) repainted and I'd like to avoid that happening again in a few years. Has anyone ever heard of, or done, something like putting some of the sort of insulation used under car hoods inside a Del Sol or Civic? The only down side I could think of would be the possibility of trapping engine heat in such a way that the engine would be hurt. That would not be a good trade off. -- George http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc |
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not the engine heat, likley smeone got aggressive at one time with a buffer,
then the paint broke down faster than surrounding arears. "gmccx" > wrote in message ... > > I own a 95 black (pearl) Del Sol. Over time, the combination of engine > heat and (probably) heat from the sun in the summer combined to sort of > 'burn' a light-ish section of the hood exterior. (the area was in a bit > of a circle and looked like a dirty silver) > > I have recently had most of the car (including the hood) repainted and > I'd like to avoid that happening again in a few years. > > Has anyone ever heard of, or done, something like putting some of the > sort of insulation used under car hoods inside a Del Sol or Civic? > The only down side I could think of would be the possibility of trapping > engine heat in such a way that the engine would be hurt. That would not > be a good trade off. > > -- > > George > > http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc |
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Hi George, I can't imagine a problem with trapping heat from adding insulation to the hood. It's airflow that counts for cooling. I doubt you will find an insulation kit; the Del Sol is just too rare. However, you should have too mcuh trouble finding the material. Do a Google search for "hood insulation" and you will get many hits. If there is a shop in your area that does restorations, they would be a good source too. You may have to glue the pad on; make sure to get the correct adhesive and follow the directions. You don't want the pad to fall onto the engine on a hot day! As a side benfit, the car will be a little quieter. Good lcuk, Dan (This account is not used for email.) gmccx ) writes: > I own a 95 black (pearl) Del Sol. Over time, the combination of engine > heat and (probably) heat from the sun in the summer combined to sort of > 'burn' a light-ish section of the hood exterior. (the area was in a bit > of a circle and looked like a dirty silver) > > I have recently had most of the car (including the hood) repainted and > I'd like to avoid that happening again in a few years. > > Has anyone ever heard of, or done, something like putting some of the > sort of insulation used under car hoods inside a Del Sol or Civic? > The only down side I could think of would be the possibility of trapping > engine heat in such a way that the engine would be hurt. That would not > be a good trade off. > > -- > > George > > http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc |
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That could well be, especially since I originally bought the car used and so have no way to know what happened to it prior to my owning it. I guess the main reason I was thinking of engine heat was just because it was in about the exact right place to have been caused by such. If it wasn't heat that got it, then I won't need to worry about it happening again, assuming my new paint is done well enough. Mista Bone wrote: > not the engine heat, likley smeone got aggressive at one time with a buffer, > then the paint broke down faster than surrounding arears. > > > "gmccx" > wrote in message > ... > >>I own a 95 black (pearl) Del Sol. Over time, the combination of engine >>heat and (probably) heat from the sun in the summer combined to sort of >>'burn' a light-ish section of the hood exterior. (the area was in a bit >>of a circle and looked like a dirty silver) >> >>I have recently had most of the car (including the hood) repainted and >>I'd like to avoid that happening again in a few years. >> >>Has anyone ever heard of, or done, something like putting some of the >>sort of insulation used under car hoods inside a Del Sol or Civic? >>The only down side I could think of would be the possibility of trapping >>engine heat in such a way that the engine would be hurt. That would not >>be a good trade off. -- George http://people.delphiforums.com/gmcc |
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